This is a really great idea!

I agree with this 100%... difficult to concentrate while naked

Blue damn it. But yes sometime I just want to throw up because of all the pink crap

Indeed. Never insert a IUD without painkillers, it is a monstrosity. And do not dismiss complaints about periods being painful. Many women have menstruation realted issues but most doctors ignore them.

More places need this

My gynecologist's office has curtains that surround the door to prevent unexpected viewers

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And stop asking for the mans permission. A man has nothing to say about his partners fertility. Or to deny sterilisation to women who need it for medical reasons. Women are not cattle to breed.

One clinic I go to does this. There is a sign inside saying to put a dot on the label if you need help. Yes, the abuser could use the bathroom and see the sign, but not the sample cup. That is passed through a little door in the wall before you leave.

My wife got a mild narcosis as a standard procedure. Because of the pain they told me, so this is not normal in other countries? O.o

One of my biggest fears is being told that I need a biopsy done and can't get pain relief.

It's not great that "provide tissues for your miserable, crying patients" is legitimate advice. Obviously you KNOW it's traumatic. I hope this advice was taken along with suggestions to make it less horrifying.

I like my doc, dislike the staff. They bad mouth so many patients while others are sitting there listening. Plus being on personal phone calls while dealing with a patient.

This. My male general physician (!) Is awesome. Just a pinch while inserting the UID at the right time in the mensuration cycle. And I don't have children. I can't believe that ppl need anesthesia for what can and should be oncomfortabel at best. Certainly when it's done by a specialist.

And be careful if the patient tells you that the examination hurts. Most of the gyns I visited couldnt care less about my pain.

Not of black women, of women of at least the main ethnicities of the country. Often people advocate for themselves and forget about other groups.

And stop denying painkillers to women. A pain so hard that you pass out wont be cured with one ibuprofen. I went to a doctor after being diagnosed with endometriosis for medication and not only she refused to refill the prescription that my gyn gave me but told me "one paracetamol should be enough". F*****g monster i never went back

YES! and teach office staff to ask if the patient will need extra help, different medical equipment, etc. my Mom was mortified when she went to the gyno for the first time recently after having a stroke and being disabled. She now knows she has to mention it, but she never thought of it before. Linda, her left arm is useless, Larry , her left leg is not 100% (yes, she named her arm & leg way after recovering to try to make it easier on her. (Youtube Listen Linda & Impractical Jokers, Larry)

This!

And stop unnecessary inspections. Every single time I go to the gyn I get it, even if the doxtor saw me a frw months ago and the appointment is about something like sterilisation that has nothing to do with how my genitals look. They are really invasive and for some women like me very painful.

Ahaha, this reminds me of one time when I was about 36 weeks pregnant and I was sooo huge, I couldn't do much more than waddle. Had to come in for a cervical check and I had opened just a little, so they wanted to do a more thorough check. Asked me this same thing "scoot down a little more... more... little more..." I finally just said "look, I can't get my ass down any further; either someone help me or grab my legs and pull!"... slightly embarrassing for me, husband is laughing his ass off. Tension was suddenly GONE lol

I suffered anorexia for years. My doctor has a note in my chart that says I only get weighed once a year, my back is to the scale, and I am not to be told my weight even if I ask. When I am given the paperwork summarizing my visit, she makes sure she takes the sheet with my weight on it, crumples it up, and puts it in her pocket.

Also call the patient if the appointment gets cancelled. I had it two times that I went there and nobody informed jt that my appointment was not available anymore.

When I started on the birt hcontrol pills as a teen I told my gyn at the next check-up that I was feeling depressed and couldn't sleep properly. She dismissed it, said it can't possibly have anything to do with the pills I was taking. Teenage me believed her. 12 years later I stopped the birth control because I wanted a baby. Guess who can sleep better now

No medical office can be "weight neutral." Your weight affects more than you realize. Your medication dosage may need to be different. Some medications won't work for you at all over a certain weight, including hormonal birth control. You will be more susceptible to certain medical conditions if obese, regardless of your age. Being overweight, and especially obese, is always part of the clinical picture.

OLED TVs would be light-weight and offer something interesting to watch.

"Elderly primigravida." I was NOT elderly having my first baby. So rude.

Hell, just recognizing not every married couple goes at it like rabbits in heat would be nice. I shouldn’t have to explain why my husband and I haven’t had sex recently.

While it would be helpful at the doctors office, this is also down to the patient having no knowledge/doing no research on the names of their own body parts. Not everything can be left up to the doctor.

Soft lights sure, but I’m going to feel creeped out by the candles.

All of the ob/gyn exam. room are cold like a morgue. Why???

Yes to everything she said

Yessssss! And talk through the motions. "Just my fingers", "this lube", "now the speculum, take a breath and relax".

For parties at my house, I put on a 10hr video of jellyfish in fluorescent lights, then put on the 'Caribbean Rhythms' on Accuradio for music. Always gets people in a very relaxed cheerful mood. Relaxing visuals and not over-the-top happy music, works a charm.

My ex complained about brochures for "vaginal rejuvenation procedures" in the office of her GYN.

I’m 41 and am nervous about this, but it’s been many years since I went for a check up. I wish I was told about it sooner. Now I just try to pretend everything is awesome.

IKR. Cleaning up afterward, not even with anyone else in the room, you feel like you've been assaulted and told to get dressed and go...like some sort of lab rat experiment. It's very degrading and undignified. Please give women their dignity back.

What it is for?

Also for miscarriage patients. Imagine needing to go to a place filled with baby pictures after that.